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whakaariari

1. (verb) (-a,-hia) to show, expose to view.

Tēnei te pūtiki nei kuhuna iho ki ō maikuku hei whakaariari haere mau i ngā pito e whā o te motu nei (KO 20/1/1888:3). / Here is a bundle being placed at the tips of your fingers for you to show in the four quarters of this country.

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Synonyms: tohu, tiata, whakaatu, whakaaturanga, whakaari, whakaatuatu, whakakite, tohutohu, tītohu, hura, mataraharaha


2. (noun) scenery.

Mā te rorohiko me te tukuata e whakaatu ngā whakaariari ki te tuarongo (RMR 2017). / The computer and projector show the scenery on the backdrop.

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